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Counter: counts pulses and reacts on a set count
every 48th pulse · 23 blocks
The output's on/off pattern repeats every 48 input pulses: on for 24 of them, off for the other 24.
fits in 11×4×2
Every size 39
The best design for each size: pick one to see it.
| size | blocks | numbers |
|---|---|---|
| every 2nd | 3 blocks | |
| every 3rd | 11 blocks | |
| every 4th | 6 blocks | |
| every 5th | 19 blocks | |
| every 6th | 14 blocks | |
| every 7th | 25 blocks | |
| every 8th | 9 blocks | |
| every 9th | 23 blocks | |
| every 10th | 22 blocks | |
| every 11th | 23 blocks | |
| every 12th | 17 blocks | |
| every 13th | 23 blocks | |
| every 14th | 28 blocks | |
| every 15th | 23 blocks | |
| every 16th | 12 blocks | |
| every 17th | 23 blocks | |
| every 18th | 26 blocks | |
| every 19th | 23 blocks | |
| every 20th | 25 blocks | |
| every 21st | 23 blocks | |
| every 22nd | 23 blocks | |
| every 23rd | 23 blocks | |
| every 24th | 20 blocks | |
| every 25th | 23 blocks | |
| every 26th | 23 blocks | |
| every 27th | 23 blocks | |
| every 28th | 23 blocks | |
| every 30th | 23 blocks | |
| every 32nd | 15 blocks | |
| every 33rd | 23 blocks | |
| every 34th | 23 blocks | |
| every 36th | 29 blocks | |
| every 38th | 23 blocks | |
| every 39th | 23 blocks | |
| every 40th | 28 blocks | |
| every 45th | 23 blocks | |
| every 48th (this page) | 23 blocks | |
| every 100th | 23 blocks | |
| every 576th | 23 blocks |
Try it
Hold IN under the view for a long press, tap it for a short one: the demo counts the 48 pulses for you: pick 100× in the speed dropdown and watch OUT change (the box marked OUT turns red while the output is on). Press play under the view to watch a demo on a loop; touch any other control to take over. Its count is the number of items in its droppers: they pass the items one way per pulse, and the numbers over them show how many each holds. Load another number of items (stone here) to make it react on that count.
Build it
Download .litematic Download the design as text
The .litematic opens in Litematica (Minecraft 26.3): every block of the design in one region. The text file is the same build written as plain text, block by block.
Comes loaded with 1 stone in its containers: the download includes it; building it by hand, put it in first.
Blocks used: comparator copper bulb dropper glass hopper stone
Details: how it works, measurements and properties
In depth
It counts input pulses: the output's state repeats every 48 input pulses: after each pulse it is on for 24 of them and off for the other 24. In other words, it divides the number of pulses by 48.
Use it to do something every 48th time, or to slow a fast clock down 48 times.
How to try it
Press play under the view to watch the demo on a loop (the badge reads demo with the step it is on; the same sequence is drawn as a timing diagram below). Touch any control to stop it and try the circuit yourself.
To try it: press and hold the IN button of the bar (or the cell tagged IN) to power that input; a quick tap sends a short 2-tick pulse.
Inputs are tagged in lime; the output is tagged OUT: the redstone lamp in that cell (the view adds it to show the output) lights while the output is on (the output strip by the demo badge shows its last 40 game ticks, 2 seconds). Drag to look around, pinch or scroll to zoom, step one game tick at a time with the step button.
Inputs and output over time
The input follows this schedule (the 3D view's demo plays the same). Lime: an input is on; orange: the output is on (taller = a stronger signal, 1 to 15). Time runs left to right in game ticks (20 ticks = 1 s).
Swipe the diagram sideways: the whole sequence lasts 8438 ticks (7 min 1.9 s).
Step by step (193 lines)
pulse 1: output 1 (level 15) pulse 2: output 1 (level 15) pulse 3: output 1 (level 15) pulse 4: output 1 (level 15) pulse 5: output 1 (level 15) pulse 6: output 1 (level 15) pulse 7: output 1 (level 15) pulse 8: output 1 (level 15) pulse 9: output 1 (level 15) pulse 10: output 1 (level 15) pulse 11: output 1 (level 15) pulse 12: output 1 (level 15) pulse 13: output 1 (level 15) pulse 14: output 1 (level 15) pulse 15: output 1 (level 15) pulse 16: output 1 (level 15) pulse 17: output 1 (level 15) pulse 18: output 1 (level 15) pulse 19: output 1 (level 15) pulse 20: output 1 (level 15) pulse 21: output 1 (level 15) pulse 22: output 1 (level 15) pulse 23: output 1 (level 15) pulse 24: output 0 (level 0), changed pulse 25: output 0 (level 0) pulse 26: output 0 (level 0) pulse 27: output 0 (level 0) pulse 28: output 0 (level 0) pulse 29: output 0 (level 0) pulse 30: output 0 (level 0) pulse 31: output 0 (level 0) pulse 32: output 0 (level 0) pulse 33: output 0 (level 0) pulse 34: output 0 (level 0) pulse 35: output 0 (level 0) pulse 36: output 0 (level 0) pulse 37: output 0 (level 0) pulse 38: output 0 (level 0) pulse 39: output 0 (level 0) pulse 40: output 0 (level 0) pulse 41: output 0 (level 0) pulse 42: output 0 (level 0) pulse 43: output 0 (level 0) pulse 44: output 0 (level 0) pulse 45: output 0 (level 0) pulse 46: output 0 (level 0) pulse 47: output 0 (level 0) pulse 48: output 1 (level 15), changed pulse 49: output 1 (level 15) pulse 50: output 1 (level 15) pulse 51: output 1 (level 15) pulse 52: output 1 (level 15) pulse 53: output 1 (level 15) pulse 54: output 1 (level 15) pulse 55: output 1 (level 15) pulse 56: output 1 (level 15) pulse 57: output 1 (level 15) pulse 58: output 1 (level 15) pulse 59: output 1 (level 15) pulse 60: output 1 (level 15) pulse 61: output 1 (level 15) pulse 62: output 1 (level 15) pulse 63: output 1 (level 15) pulse 64: output 1 (level 15) pulse 65: output 1 (level 15) pulse 66: output 1 (level 15) pulse 67: output 1 (level 15) pulse 68: output 1 (level 15) pulse 69: output 1 (level 15) pulse 70: output 1 (level 15) pulse 71: output 1 (level 15) pulse 72: output 0 (level 0), changed pulse 73: output 0 (level 0) pulse 74: output 0 (level 0) pulse 75: output 0 (level 0) pulse 76: output 0 (level 0) pulse 77: output 0 (level 0) pulse 78: output 0 (level 0) pulse 79: output 0 (level 0) pulse 80: output 0 (level 0) pulse 81: output 0 (level 0) pulse 82: output 0 (level 0) pulse 83: output 0 (level 0) pulse 84: output 0 (level 0) pulse 85: output 0 (level 0) pulse 86: output 0 (level 0) pulse 87: output 0 (level 0) pulse 88: output 0 (level 0) pulse 89: output 0 (level 0) pulse 90: output 0 (level 0) pulse 91: output 0 (level 0) pulse 92: output 0 (level 0) pulse 93: output 0 (level 0) pulse 94: output 0 (level 0) pulse 95: output 0 (level 0) pulse 96: output 1 (level 15), changed pulse 97: output 1 (level 15) pulse 98: output 1 (level 15) pulse 99: output 1 (level 15) pulse 100: output 1 (level 15) pulse 101: 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15) press 20 20: output 1 (level 15) press 21 30: output 1 (level 15) press 22 20: output 1 (level 15) press 23 30: output 0 (level 0), changed press 24 20: output 0 (level 0) press 25 20: output 0 (level 0) press 26 30: output 0 (level 0) press 27 200: output 0 (level 0) press 28 20: output 0 (level 0) press 29 30: output 0 (level 0) press 30 20: output 0 (level 0) press 31 30: output 0 (level 0) press 32 20: output 0 (level 0) press 33 20: output 0 (level 0) press 34 30: output 0 (level 0) press 35 200: output 0 (level 0) press 36 20: output 0 (level 0) press 37 30: output 0 (level 0) press 38 20: output 0 (level 0) press 39 30: output 0 (level 0) press 40 20: output 0 (level 0) press 41 20: output 0 (level 0) press 42 30: output 0 (level 0) press 43 200: output 0 (level 0) press 44 20: output 0 (level 0) press 45 30: output 0 (level 0) press 46 20: output 0 (level 0) press 47 30: output 1 (level 15), changed press 48 20: output 1 (level 15)
Measurements
| metric | value | what it means |
|---|---|---|
| N | 48 | how many input pulses one output cycle takes |
| output | level every 48 pulses | how the output shows the count: toggles (flips every N), pulses (one pulse every N) or level (its state repeats every N) |
| counts | one pulse per N | |
| on | 24 of 48 |
Properties
| Study | Memory and counters |
|---|---|
| Kind | Counter: counts pulses and reacts on a set count |
| Blocks placed | 23 (not counting the input levers or buttons and the lamp the view adds) |
| Box | 11×4×2 (88 blocks of space) |
| Made of (the blocks that change state) | comparator, copper bulb, dropper, hopper |
| Inputs / outputs | IN (repeater) / OUT |
| Design file | counter48-ring3-bulb4-sealed |
The design file
Design file (31 lines)
# Counter: every 48th pulse · 23 blocks
# https://vjeux.github.io/redstonepedia/circuits/memory/counter48-ring3-bulb4-sealed.html
name: counter48-ring3-bulb4-sealed
circuit: counter 48
port input: 0 0 0
port output: -11 0 0
nbt: -1 0 0 {Items:[{Slot:0b,id:"minecraft:stone",count:1}]}
origin: -10 0 -1
palette:
A minecraft:dropper[facing=west,triggered=false]
B minecraft:hopper[enabled=true,facing=south]
C minecraft:comparator[facing=east,mode=compare,powered=false]
D minecraft:dropper[facing=north,triggered=false]
G minecraft:glass
H minecraft:hopper[enabled=true,facing=down]
S minecraft:stone
W minecraft:waxed_copper_bulb[lit=false,powered=false]
d minecraft:dropper[facing=up,triggered=false]
h minecraft:hopper[enabled=true,facing=east]
layer -1:
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S.S.S.S.S
layer 0:
.........hd
CWCWCWCWCD
layer 1:
.........GB
.........HA
layer 2:
..........G
.........G